holiday

Vacation

A period of time during which one ordinarily would work but does not, normally to engage in some pleasure. One may spend a vacation traveling, relaxing or simply organizing one's personal life. Many companies offer paid vacation time to employees after a certain period of employment. Some jurisdictions require paid vacations.

holiday

A day set apart for commemorating an important event.The term is used often in contracts and leases when computing time,as when a certain number of days are allowed for an action, but if the due date falls on a weekend or holiday,it will be the next business day.Leases,in particular,limit delivery of certain services,such as heating and air conditioning,on weekends and holidays. The better practice is for the contract or lease to define the holidays meant by it.In the absence of such a definition, holidays will usually include federal holidays, when federal offices are closed, and may include state holidays when state offices are closed,if different.

Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced its 2006 holiday season lineup, which features a diverse portfolio of original titles, casual favorites and games based on well-known brands from Atari Inc.

But while in other segments of the toy business the manufacturers are competing for space under the tree with the likes of Pokemon, video game makers are looking forward to their strongest holiday season on record in large part because of Pokemon.

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